Former police officer who killed unarmed African-American teen sentenced to 15 years in prison
Roy Oliver told the court that he shot at the vehicle because he believed it was moving aggressively towards his partner Tyler Gross
Roy Oliver, the former Balch Springs, Texas police officer who fatally shot 15-year-old honor roll student Jordan Edwards on April 29 last year and was found guilty of murder on Tuesday, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday. The jury that read out the sentence deliberated for 12 hours before deciding the punishment and also handed down a fine of $10,000.
On April 29 last year, Edwards was leaving a party with his older brother and three other friends in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb when they heard that the police had been dispatched. Officers at the scene said they were responding to a call of 'drunk teens' and were searching for the homeowner when they heard what they thought were gunshots.